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nebris wrote in the_recession Jun 16, 2012 04:21

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Big Lies, Little Lies

nebris wrote in the_recession Nov 11, 2010 13:20

If we cannot trust what the government tells us about weapons of mass destruction, terrorist events, and the reasons for its wars and bailouts, can we trust the government’s statement last Friday that the US economy gained 151,000 payroll jobs during October?

Apparently not. After ( Read more... )

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Seasonal Adj. + "Discouraged Workers" Sends U3 Artificially Lower. Benchmark Revisions Deep.

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Feb 05, 2010 11:29

The Atlantic
Unemployment Rate Falls To 9.7%, But 20,000 Jobs Were Lost?

The national unemployment rate declined in January to the seasonally adjusted rate of 9.7% from 10.0% in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate beat consensus expectations of remaining unchanged at 10.0%. But even though the national rate declined, 20, ( Read more... )

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Coming Week: Q3 GDP Likely Revised Lower, Housing Shakes

cieldumort wrote in the_recession Nov 22, 2009 16:51

This coming holiday-shortened week the government will release their second estimate of third quarter GDP, and most economists agree that it is likely to get a significant haircut. But not all of the decrease is bad news... some of the expected decrease is purely technical, and actually says more about the increasing strength of the entire global ( Read more... )

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